HB 2848 Missouri House · 2026 Regular Session

Establishes the offense of masked intimidation

HB 2848 creates a new class C misdemeanor offense for intentionally harassing, intimidating, or threatening someone while hiding one's face with a mask or hood to cause reasonable fear of physical harm. It specifically applies when a person conceals their identity with a mask to threaten others, but includes exemptions for masks worn during holidays, occupational safety, religious practices, weather protection, or medical health reasons. The bill does not apply to behavior protected by the First Amendment and defines key terms like "harass" and "intimidate" in plain language. This law directly affects individuals who use face coverings to threaten others, while allowing most common mask usage to remain legal.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 7, 2026 Last action May 7, 2026
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What changed between versions

Introduced Perfected · 1 edit
MINOR
The bill's status was updated from 'Introduced' to 'Perfected', indicating it has passed all legislative stages and is ready for the Governor's signature. A technical correction was made to the bill's internal classification code, changing it from 6526H.01I to 6526H.01P. The substantive text defining the crime of masked intimidation remains unchanged.
TECHNICAL

The bill's internal reference code was updated from 6526H.01I to 6526H.01P to reflect its new 'Perfected' status in the legislative process.

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
36
Key actions
11
Committee
15
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
May 6, 2026
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Oversight(S)
upper
May 6, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Upper · Passed
Voted Do Pass (S)
upper
Apr 21, 2026
Committee
Second read and referred: Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence(S)
upper
Apr 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
Third Read and Passed (H) - AYES: 92 NOES: 34 PRESENT: 13
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 7 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Apr 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Apr 2, 2026
Committee
Referred: Fiscal Review(H)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 12 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred: Rules - Legislative(H)
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported Do Pass (H) - AYES: 9 NOES: 0 PRESENT: 0
lower
Feb 18, 2026
Lower · Passed
Voted Do Pass (H)
lower
Jan 22, 2026
Committee
Referred: Judiciary(H)
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Introduced
Introduced and Read First Time (H)
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of David Dolan
David Dolan
RRepublican
MO
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